Conor Freeman remanded over cryptocurrency identity theft charges

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Conor Freeman was remanded in custody by the High Court over alleged cryptocurrency identity theft, reported on 10 May 2019. He was arrested in Dun Laoghaire after US authorities sought his extradition over an alleged online scam involving more than $2 million in stolen cryptocurrency. Freeman faces nine US charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud, and aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft. He was due to appear before the High Court again on 22 May 2019.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.